It's a great bike, more economical than a tenere, much better off-road but not such a good road bike. It will cruise at 75mph and the vibrations are no worse than a 660z. Reliability's not as good as the Yamaha although they're fairly well sorted now.
I considered buying one for trips to morocco but didn't because of a lack of fairing and large fuel tank.

You might want to have a look at www.rally-raidproducts.co.uk as they produce fairings and extra fuel tanks for them. They're based near Northampton.